Good Morning everyone. I am so behind. I haven't been able to log in at work because our internet access was taken away until a few days ago and I was only able to check out the Dis a few times from home.
The lack of internet access is due unfortunate events at my place of employment. I work in the marketing department of a wholesale mortgage company that specializes in non-prime lending. We are privately owned and managed by a capital holdings company that owns other mortgage related companies. On March 15th, the holding company layed off almost 3,000 people, about 55% of the entire workforce. My company lost about 1,000 people and my department went from 37 to 12. Though I still have a job, they are moving us to another location, which will increase my drive by about 20 minutes, and that's if I leave the house by 7am. By 7:30 the traffic would be a total nightmare. The people who were laid off got 2 months severence and insurance coverage. I actually wish I had been let go so I would have 2 months pay while I looked for a new job. I hate that this is happening because this job has been pretty good to me - flexible hours, relatively good pay.
I know the jobs in this industry are market driven, but it was so hard watching everyone leave and the last two weeks, morale has been so low, that it's a struggle coming to work everyday.
Anyway, that's my story. I am glad I have the Dis and am now looking forward to this cruise more than ever.
Now to try to ketchup a bit.
Happy to be able to "talk" to you all again.
He surprised his wife with a phone call to me.
